Saturday, January 17, 2009

Basil cream spaghetti sauce by: Dara

You will need:

1 package of hot sausage (or not hot if you like)
1 bottle or can of any spaghetti sauce you like
1 cup- chopped basil leafs (set aside a few for garnish if desired)
2 cups whipping cream or sour cream
1 small white onion- diced
2 cloves of garlic (less or more if you desire)- minced
1 Tbs sugar
5-8 cherry tomatoes (fresh is better but if desired you can add any other kind canned or not)- diced
1 can black olives (drain the water)
Fresh parmesan cheese for serving (it just taste better fresh)
1 package of spaghetti noodle

Start to boil a pot of water for the noodles add a little oil to the water to help the noodles not stick together. When the water has come to a small boil add the uncooked noodles and keep stirring so they do not burn to the bottom of the pot. When the noodle is tender drain water out and run under cold water to stop it from cooking more.

Pour your spaghetti sauce into a pot and heat on med. Add the cream and stir turning up the heat to help thicken the sauce. Stir occasionally so sauce does not burn to the bottom.

Mean while spray a pan with butter and cook your sausage (remember to help the sauce w/ flavor you want all the extra juices to add to spaghetti sauce) Make sure the sausage it fully cooked. You may cut it in half and cook it for a little and then cut into smaller peace to speed up the cooking. When finished put the sausage aside for later (this way when serving people can add as little or as much as they like)pour the sausage sauce into the spaghetti sauce for extra taste. Spray the pan with more butter and put the uncooked onions in the pan, cook till almost see through.

Then add the garlic and cherry tomatoes to the sauce and sugar and mix well. Then add the basil leafs and black olives,mix well and cook for a few more minuets.

Before serving run the noodles under hot water to loosen and also heat back up.

When serving place the spaghetti noodles onto the plate add the cut up sausage you set aside earlier. Then cover that with the sauce and sprinkle with parmesan and the left over basil leafs.

Cook time 15-20 min. over all really easy


Personal comments-
I would add black olives and white onion to the sauce it helps with the look and I love the taste! Above I have added these items and high lighted them in and red- if you would like to add them to make it easier! I gave this a 5 out of 5 stars.

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